Should I be concerned..?

[jsker]

I think the first and only time I've ever realized this is because I made a little loop out of zip ties and actually didn't have to hold a hose of water along my tank for 25 mins my tank is parallel to the floorboards, and sits on an exterior wall. There is no signs of anything anywhere except like I said some water damage but that is still just some brown spots on the ceiling below, but it's not even really below. If you stood 5 feet to the left of my tank and then another 6 feet back, it would be around there.. it's pretty weird. But like it happened right then and there as if the house is already crooked. Do you think when I put the new stand in place, I can level it off from the floor and be alright from there? I don't know how the structure of a tank's seams work.. but I'm thinking that since it's holding it's alright. I don't have any leaks or anything anywhere. The water problem I had was my own mess up of having the siphon fall in and drain my tank somehow.

I agree with @Rick.45cal get a structural engineer to look at your situation.

 

[Frop]

My house has wood floors on a raised foundation. It is not level.. well.. let me say that again, it is not consistently flat.. I was all ghetto and ripped up a bunch of small pieces of paper as shims before filling the tank with water.

Here is how thick the shim is on my freshwater tank. Notice it's not on the left side.. the house is 76 years old. I know under the house where this tank sits is right next to two thick slabs of concrete that the wood is suspended from. My theory is a few earthquakes made things a little uneven but I'm no structural dude. Eventually this same spot is where I'm going to set up my 58 gallon.

 

[Rick.45cal]

As long as you are sure the floor isn't going to fall in, then shimming between the floor and the stand is an acceptable answer. If your floor is sagging, then you need to shim the house first, then the stand.

 

[Be102]

As long as you are sure the floor isn't going to fall in, then shimming between the floor and the stand is an acceptable answer. If your floor is sagging, then you need to shim the house first, then the stand.

Yeah.. lol I think (emphasis on think) everyone would start to realize something like that. My worries was the tanks seams breaking. Do you think I can set the new stand up, and then just put a level across the top and go from there? Avoiding trying to put the tank on and figuring out the hard way?

 

[Humblefish]

While it's a little bit of a risk, I personally don't feel your aquarium is out of level enough to warrant any action. AT THE MOMENT. (I would be more concerned if this were a bigger tank.)

However, I would keep checking it on a weekly basis. If it keeps going further out of level then you probably have a structural issue under the stand and that's a pretty big problem.

 

[Rick.45cal]

I'd definitely make sure the new stand is level before the tank goes on, the catch is with the weight of the tank and water it may change a bit so check it afterwards too. With your floor, I'd be paranoid and would just go ahead and keep the level handy, possibly by the tank. I'd check the tank/stand/floor for level on a regular basis, possibly even getting out of bed at the wee hours (that I'm not surfing reef2reef) to check to make sure that your floors are indeed stable. (I'm only kind of joking, but there is serious undertones here)

 

[Rick.45cal]

If you're sitting at your kitchen table and your aquarium comes down to dinner one night, it might not be a great experience.

 

[Be102]

If you're sitting at your kitchen table and your aquarium comes down to dinner one night, it might not be a great experience.

Talk about a fresh meal

 

[Be102]

I'd definitely make sure the new stand is level before the tank goes on, the catch is with the weight of the tank and water it may change a bit so check it afterwards too. With your floor, I'd be paranoid and would just go ahead and keep the level handy, possibly by the tank. I'd check the tank/stand/floor for level on a regular basis, possibly even getting out of bed at the wee hours (that I'm not surfing reef2reef) to check to make sure that your floors are indeed stable. (I'm only kind of joking, but there is serious undertones here)

Are there really any hours we aren't surfing r2r?

 

[Frop]

As long as you are sure the floor isn't going to fall in, then shimming between the floor and the stand is an acceptable answer. If your floor is sagging, then you need to shim the house first, then the stand.

I don't plan to fix it. Nor do I plan to live here past 5 years. But I do plan to put some supports under the house where the new aquarium will sit, to be on the safe side. =]

 

[Rick.45cal]

I don't plan to fix it. Nor do I plan to live here past 5 years. But I do plan to put some supports under the house where the new aquarium will sit, to be on the safe side. =]

Old houses lean in different directions, new houses lean in different directions. You just have to make sure that they don't lean one direction or the other too quickly is all